Peter Andersen Moir

Partner

Peter Andersen Moir focuses on product liability and toxic tort disputes. Peter is a trial lawyer, representing several large industrial companies involved in product liability cases, including stemming from exposure to asbestos, across the United States. In addition, he represents clients involved in other commercial and personal injury disputes.

Extended Profile

Peter has spent his career in courtrooms, most frequently representing corporate defendants in high-stakes product liability trials. He has defended one of the world’s top manufacturers of packaged products, a leading pulp and paper company, and an offshore drilling company in asbestos-related personal injury cases. Peter has served as national trial counsel in cases in various jurisdictions, including Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Illinois.

A native English speaker, Peter also is fluent in Spanish and conversational in French.

Education

University of Texas, 1985, J.D., with honors
University of Virginia, 1979, B.A., History, with distinction

Admissions

Texas
Illinois
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
US District Court for the Western District of Texas
US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Awards and Affiliations

Recognized, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Washington, DC, The Best Lawyers in America (2024)